Melbourne's teamwork and togetherness shone through in the second half as they claimed their first win of the Midlands One West campaign.

Sutton Coldfield struggled to get out of their half after the break as they fell to a 31-12 defeat at Cockshut Lane.

Melbourne opted to play into the wind from the first whistle, with spells of rain ensuring a greasy and heavy surface underfoot.

Despite a turnover after receiving the kick-off, Melbourne soon started to dominate with some excellent defensive work eventually forcing a scrum penalty.

And the resulting scrum was a clear indication of Melbourne’s dominance in the set-piece as they drove the bigger pack backwards and over their own ball on a number of occasions, regularly pressuring their possession.

It was from a line-out and a series of strong carries by Ashley Stringer and Chris Stark that led to the ball being moved out wide to Tommy Howard who went over for the opening try, converted by Euan Holden.

Five minutes later, Stark hit a sharp line to split the Coldfield defence again for Melbourne’s second try, which was converted for a 14-0 lead.

Melbourne were in control at this stage but a loose kick combined with a poor chase allowed Coldfield to switch the play and Chris Duckworth touched down for a try.

Tom Burrows also went over for the visitors but the conversion was missed so Melbourne led 14-12 at half-time.

Melbourne rang the changes at half-time as Gary Lakin, Alex Nightingale and James Lockhart entered the fray and the impact was immediate.

Man of the match Holden began to manage the game and combined well with Oliver Page.

Holden kicked a penalty to establish a 17-12 lead and Melbourne started to take control.

An excellent driving maul from a line-out outside the visitors’ 22 led to a third Melbourne try, Dan Walker touching down.

Melbourne pressed for a fourth try and a bonus point but they had to be patient.

Eventually they were rewarded and it was substitute Lakin who came up trumps, touching down after a series of impressive pick and goes by the home side.